Miscellaneous from Crane's Bill Books

Manchester, VT: Orvis Co., 1969. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo. 107 pp., b&w illus. (photos). Head and heel of spine and corners of boards lightly rubbed, page edges just a bit tanned, otherwise Fine. Jacket rubbed, scuffed in places, with numerous chips and tears, mild rippling from moisture but no stains. First trade edition (and first hardcover) after a… Read more about this item

Barcelona: Tibidabo, 1982. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo. Wide 8vo, pages unnumbered, color photos throughout. Fantastic collection of 19th- and 20th-c. automata. In Spanish. Mild outward bow to front board, otherwise Fine. Jacket marred by biggish sticker removal scar at heel of spine and adjacent areas front and back; chipping at spine edges, shelfwear, a bit… Read more about this item

Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, 1994. Wrappers. Near Fine. 4to. iv, [6], 814 pp., generous section of color illustrations from photos, line illustrations throughout. A Near Fine copy with spine very slightly sunned, wrappers lightly handled, upper corner of back cover and last two leaves lightly bumped. NOTE: Large, heavy book.

Paris: Typographie de Firmin Didot Fils & Cie, 1860. 4th Edition . Cloth. Good. 8vo. Two volumes (1859, 1860). In Italian and French. Foreword, plates 1-234, 235-513, Indexes. Both volumes have slight lean to spine, chipping at crown and heel with some loss at crown, covers soiled and unevenly faded, corners of boards bumped, hinges tender or starting,… Read more about this item

Aubonne, 1977. Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo. Edite par la Ville Aubonne. 59 pp., two plates (document facsimiles). In French. Corners lightly bumped.

New York: Privately Printed, 1964. Limited . Cloth. Fine. 8vo. One of 50 copies printed "by Refractory Redactors." French fold, pages unnumbered. In clear protective jacket, which is shelfworn.

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011. Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo. 127 pp., b&w illustrations throughout, mainly from photos. Inscribed and signed by the author. Light edge and corner wear to wrappers. "New Mexico Book Awards 2011 Winner" label on front.

Athens: National Bank of Greece, 1976. Boards. Good. 4to. 221 pp., color photos throughout. History and culture of Cyprus, with an account of the 1974 Turkish invasion; a section on Cyprus in Literature includes selections from Odysseus Elytis, George Seferis, Nikos Kazantzakis, Yannis Ritsos and others. Crown, heel, and corners of boards bumped, with small open tear at… Read more about this item

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2010. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Fair. Oblong 8vo. Signed by the author. xviii, 145 pp., 61 color plates, 18 figs. Art by Dicker-Brandeis's young students at the concentration camp, a selection of her own work, and a discussion of her teaching methods and philosophy. Slight lean to spine, lower corner… Read more about this item

Ivry, 1970. Wrappers. Good. 4to. 96 pp., b&w illustrations throughout. Features the complete King of the Royal Mounted/Le Roi de la Police Montee (Zane Grey-Allen Dean, 1936) in English with French translation, and articles in French on La marque jaune (Edgar P. Jacobs), Carmine Infantino, Le Casque tartare, Lucca 6, Toonerville Folks (Fontaine Fox), etc. Head and heel… Read more about this item

Magdalena, NM: Magdalena Mountain Mail, 1981. Stapled Wraps. Good. 28 pp., illus. Corners bumped, upper corners somewhat heavily. Reprint of the 1911 edition.

Sagaponack, NY: Sagapress, 1996. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 195 pp., illus., including 12 color plates from photographs. Head and heel of spine and upper and lower edges of rear board bumped. Jacket bumped at head and heel of spine, edges, and folds. First North American Edition.

State of New Mexico, Office of the Attorney General, 1980. Wrappers. Very Good. 4to. iii, 67, iii, 46, 41 pp., separately paged appendices and glossary. Wrappers sunned, lightly dustsoiled, edgeworn; wrapper and page corners bumped, upper corners more heavily; a few spots on page edges.

Taiwan: Cheng Chung Book Co.. Wrappers. Good/No Jacket (Paperback). n.d. (1970s). 103 pp., illustrated with photographs throughout. Head and heel of spine and corners bumped, with closed tear at head of spine, tape at heel; wrappers worn, creased and soiled; paperclip indentation at upper margins of several pages. Size: 12mo

Northern California Ecumenical Council, American Friends Service Committee, Pacific Mountain Region, Criminal Justice Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1990. Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket (Paperback). 84 pp., illus. An essay on the U.S. penal system focusing on the Walnut Street Prison in Philadelphia. Preface by Jan Marinissen. Lower corners lightly bumped. Size: 8vo

Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2013. Boards. Fine/Fine. 176 pp., color illus. As New in shrink wrap. Size: 4to

Hyattsville, MD, 1976. Stapled Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket (Paperback). 63 pp., illus. Includes the game created by the Sibyl-Child staff, A Tub of One's Own, with pull-out playing board printed on yellow cover stock. Head and heel of spine and corners bumped, small tear at head of spine, wrappers handled and lightly soiled, page edges tanned. Size: 8vo… Read more about this item

Madrid: Aguilar, 2000. First Edition. . Cloth. Fine/Good. 237 pp., illus. In Spanish. Spine slightly cocked. Jacket faded at spine, handled, edgweworn, with light chipping and a couple of small closed tears, small sticker removal scar at rear. Size: 8vo

Greeley, CO: University of Northern Colorado, The Graduate School, School of Educational Change and Development, 1975. Comb-bound. Good/No Jacket (Paperback). ix, 129 pp. A Report of the Project Done in Lieu of a Dissertation, Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Education. Includes 30+ pp. bibliography. Covers worn and stained, small pieces… Read more about this item

New York: iUniverse, 2005. Revised Edition . Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket (Paperback). 139 pp. A revision of the 1982 edition. Signed by Hirliman on halftitle page. Wrappers handled and edgeworn with front bottom edge bumped; corners bumped. Size: 8vo